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About Tontoposi Village

Tontoposi is a mid sized village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 808 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tontoposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tontoposi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Noamundi
Pincode 833218
Area (hectares) 388.67 hectares
Population 1,578
Male Population 808
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tontoposi compares

By the 2011 count Tontoposi is the 8th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 388.67 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Tontoposi

Tontoposi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tontoposi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tontoposi from other places

Tontoposi lies about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is PadapaharJunction, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tontoposi
Nearest railway station PadapaharJunction 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Noamundi 6.9 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 20 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 42 km

Villages closest to Tontoposi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Noamundi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Tontoposi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tontoposi village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 8th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Tontoposi village has 808 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tontoposi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Tontoposi is 833218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tontoposi covers 388.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tontoposi falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tontoposi is PadapaharJunction, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tontoposi.

Tontoposi is about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tontoposi is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. PadapaharJunction is about 5.7 km away. Noamundi is about 6.9 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katikora (under 2 km), Kutingta (under 2 km) and Kotgarh (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tontoposi today is likely to be higher.

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